Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Housing Policy

Claire Kerrane

426. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to extending recent changes to the consideration of child maintenance as means for social welfare payments to the housing assistance payment, given the recognition that one parent families are at a higher risk of poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19447/24]

Legal Aid

Claire Kerrane

491. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the review of the Civil Legal Aid Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18988/24]

Fodder Crisis

Claire Kerrane

539. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening the fodder support scheme in 2024 given the fodder shortage experienced this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18827/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Claire Kerrane

540. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on recent increases to Horse Sport Ireland registration charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18828/24]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

542. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to providing a label or certification of quality to Irish grain, given the quality and low-carbon nature of Irish grain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18855/24]

Medical Cards

Claire Kerrane

710. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if a medicine (details supplied) can be made available under the medical card scheme for a patient where the current medicine, available under medical card scheme, has given them a bad reaction. [19246/24]

Primary Medical Certificates

Claire Kerrane

711. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if an individual does not meet the criteria as laid down for a primary medical certificate (details supplied), if there is any form of alternative financial support available; if there are plans to revive a scheme previously in place to assist individuals not entitled to a primary certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/24]

Agriculture Supports

Claire Kerrane

54. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on measures to assist farmers with the difficulties they are facing as a result of weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

56. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the awaited strategy to address ash dieback will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18246/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as the "forgotten farmers", given he has advised that his Department has been working on establishing systems for the roll-out of a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18241/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

63. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the women farmers' capital investment scheme under TAMS III; if there has been, or will be, a review of eligibility criteria for the scheme, given concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/24]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

74. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a particular proposal on a Commission on the Future of the Family Farm Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18243/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to ensure that farmers who choose the later reporting option for national sheep welfare scheme measures do not have their payment delayed until after January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18240/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

108. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to commencing an immediate review of the forestry programme, given that more than six months have now passed since the programme’s inception and the persistently low levels of uptake by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18244/24]

Driver Test

Claire Kerrane

23. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to allowing a carer to accompany a candidate during driving tests, including in situations where a candidate has an invisible disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/24]

Business Supports

Claire Kerrane

35. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to allowing an extension to the tax warehousing scheme for agricultural and forestry contractors, given concerns from the sector around financial and weather constraints on work activity in the agricultural and forestry contractor sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18258/24]

Social Welfare Benefits

Claire Kerrane

109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making changes to the ongoing situation where workers (details supplied) have to sign on for jobseeker's allowance during school holidays, given the time delay and difficulties workers face on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18252/24]

Animal Welfare

Claire Kerrane

133. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government made a submission to the recent EU consultation on animal welfare during transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18150/24]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

135. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to commencing an immediate review of the forestry programme, given that more than six months have now passed since the programme's inception and the persistently low levels of uptake by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18237/24]

Agriculture Supports

Claire Kerrane

137. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on sectoral requests for an extension to the tax warehousing scheme for agricultural and forestry contractors, given concerns around financial and weather constraints on work activity in the agricultural and forestry contractor sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18257/24]